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A Fair Minimum Wage in America
January 20, 2017 U.S. Economy
Minimum-wage workers got their increase: Now they're facing the sharp bite of inflation, which means increasing prices for coffee, ice cream and everything in between. Inauguration Day
January 19, 2017 Government & Politics
Friday is Inauguration Day for Donald Trump. That word, “inauguration,” comes from the Latin original, meaning a “consecration or installment under good omens.” Let’s hope so!The Pension Red Alert
January 17, 2017 Retirement
Pension investment returns of 7% to 8% might have seemed perfectly reasonable 20 years ago. But that’s not the case now. In fact, a pension a disaster is just around the corner. The New Power Behind Today’s Stock Market
January 17, 2017 U.S. Economy
Lately, I notice a new word popping up in companies’ investor presentations: “millennials.” Income, Debt and Winning in 2017
January 14, 2017 Investing
At the end of 2016, we asked you to write in and tell us your No. 1 priority for 2017 and your No. 1 worry. Income, debt and the economy topped many lists … see if they match up with yours.